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St. Lucia

Branson Centre of Entrepreneurship Expanding to Barbados, St Lucia, Trinidad

Above: Sir Richard Branson By Alexander Britell PARADISE ISLAND – Sir Richard Branson’s Branson Centre of Entrepreneurship will be expanding in the Caribbean, Virgin has announced. The Branson Centre of Entrepreneurship — Caribbean first opened in Montego Bay by Virgin […]

News

St Lucia: European Union Agrees to Fund Housing, Water Projects

Above: St Lucia By the Caribbean Journal staff St Lucia and the European Union signed a pair of agreements this week, covering housing and water projects. “[The] signing ceremony for the financing of two worthy interventions represents the continued cooperation and […]

News

World Bank: Haiti's Economy to Grow 6 Percent, Lead Caribbean in 2013

Above: Haiti (Photo: MT Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti will lead the Caribbean in economic growth in 2013, according to a forecast in the World Bank’s Global Economic Prospects report released Tuesday. That matches a projection by the […]

News

St Lucia's Anthony Urges Halt to Shipment of Radioactive Waste Through Caribbean

Above: the Caribbean Sea (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff St Lucia Prime Minister and current CARICOM Chairman Dr Kenny Anthony is intensifying calls for a halt to the shipment of hazardous waste through the Caribbean sea. Anthony was […]


Caribbean Hotel Numbers Show Improvement Across the Board

Above: the Boucan by Hotel Chocolat in St Lucia By Alexander Britell The Caribbean hotel sector is continuing to improve, according to a new report from hotel data firm STR. Caribbean hotel occupancy rose 7 percent in November, compared to the […]


In Martinique, the Art of St Lucia

Above: Saint-Pierre, Martinique (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff St Lucia’s Consulate in Martinique has launched a new programme to help local artists to share their creative talents. The progamme, which was launched to coincide with National Day celebrations, […]

Markets

St Lucia Sees Caribbean's Biggest Increase in Net Foreign Direct Investment

By the Caribbean Journal staff Net foreign direct investment in St Lucia has risen by 81.6 this year percent compared to 2011, the largest increase in the Caribbean this year, according to estimates from the United Nations Economic Commission for […]


In Doha, St Lucia's Fletcher Urges Large Nations on Climate Change

Above: the Doha talks (UN Photo/Mark Garten) By the Caribbean Journal staff Failure to reach a climate agreement in Doha will result in a global catastrophe, St Lucia’s Dr James Fletcher told the UN Conference on Climate Change Wednesday. Fletcher, […]


Op-Ed: A Diaspora Policy for St Lucia

By Bertram Leon Op-Ed Contributor   OVER THE PAST DECADE, we have been witnessing a growing number of countries becoming interested in revisiting, refreshing and rebuilding relations with their overseas populations. A contemporary subject of public policy, referred to as […]

News

St Lucia's Cap Maison Resort Set to Launch 2013 Chef Series

Above: Cap Maison By the Caribbean Journal staff For the third year in a row, St Lucia’s Cap Maison resort will be launching its Chef Series, which imports chefs from restaurants around the world and puts them in the kitchen […]


In St Lucia, Joining ICT and Agriculture

Above: St Lucia By the Caribbean Journal staff Caribbean governments are looking to the importance of the Information and Communication Technology more and more often. And its reach is expanding to areas one might not traditionally associate with ICT, such […]


Sugar Beach, a Viceroy Resort Officially Launches in St Lucia

Above: Sugar Beach, a Viceroy Resort By the Caribbean Journal staff The $100 million renovation of the former Jalousie Plantation in St Lucia is now complete, relaunching the property as Sugar Beach, a Viceroy Resort, the Viceroy Hotel Group announced […]


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